Top Ten Tuesday (4)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, and it features the top ten books that comes to your mind under a certain category announced each week. This week's category is:Top Ten Books You'd Like to See Made Into a MovieCan I say that this is possibly the best TTT yet?! Let's get started!1. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - Yes, yes, YES!!! This is self-explanatory! Some people dislike this book series, but you can't argue that it'd be amazing to see Tally's world come to life on the big screen! Skintennas, floating...

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New Books to Read!!

Hey Everyone, check out what I got today! I finally went to the library! Excited to dive in :)I'm also currently obsessed with The Wanted (British band, hehe ^^) Hope you all have a booktastic week! Anna Dressed in Blood Review coming up this week...

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The Homecoming by Cynthia Voight - Review/Discussion

Homecoming by Cynthia VoigtPublisher: Simon PulseRelease Date: August 1, 2002 (First published March 12, 1977)Source: Bought at BordersMy rating: 5 of 5 starsI read this book for my English book report. I was looking for a good book to do a report on and I read the back of the book (the summary, I mean) and I felt so sorry for the children. It almost made me cry, and I immediately chose this book. At some points I did start crying (lightly). This is a wonderful book, and it did have a happy ending. I'm going to start reading the 2nd...

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In My Mailbox (4)

IMM is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren, which is used to interact with other bloggers about their upcoming reads.I haven't read at all this week, so I'm really behind on my reading schedule! All of these books are for my SARC (Standalone Reading Challenge), so they are all standalones and 2012 releases :).Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler"Once upon a time, Hudson knew exactly what her future looked like. Then a betrayal changed her life, and knocked her dreams to the ground. Now she’s a girl who doesn’t believe in second chances......

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Hipster Cinna Meme

Memes have been a growing trend on the internet this past year, and I found some cool Hipster Cinna ones to share with you guys! Scroll down to see some of them! You can find many more here. Happy Sunda...

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"Wings" by Aprilynne Pike

Hello, everyone! "Wings" by Aprilynne Pike is now available to read for FREE on the HarperCollins website! It is in ereader format, and it's only up for a limited time!Click here to start readin...

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Shelf Candy Saturday {1}

Shelf Candy Saturday is a weekly meme hosted by Steph from Five Alarm Book Reviews, where you feature a book cover that has recently caught your eye.My pick this week is Haven by Kristi Cook.This is not a new release; it was released February of last year."Violet McKenna thought she was just crazy when she had a vivid vision of her dad's murder. Her life started falling apart when her premonition came true. She's had flashes of other events too. The problem was nobody believed her until she found a new school: Winterhaven."My ThoughtsI...

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TGIF! Feature & Follow Friday {1}

Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison from Alison Can Read. This is a fun meme where bloggers can interact with one another through following and visiting each others' posts.The two featured blogs this week are:Little Read Riding Hood and Book That ThingThis week's question: "Have you had a character that disappointed you? One that you fell in love with and then “broke up” with later on in either the series or a stand-alone book? Tell us about him or her."Okay well this is going...

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If I Stay by Gayle Forman - Mini Review

If I Stay by Gayle FormanPublisher: SpeakRelease Date: April 9, 2009Source: Grocery StoreMy rating: 5 of 5 starsI saw this on the shelves at my local grocery store and I was amazed by the cover (it was the cover of the girl laying down). I looked at the summary and it seemed interesting, so I snatched it and began reading.It was really sad! Basically, it is about a girl, Mia, who goes for a drive with her family one day. Something terrible happens, and the whole book zones in and out of memories of her life, and then what's going on...

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Protecting Marie by Kevin Henkes - Review

Protecting Marie by Kevin HenkesPublisher: Greenwillow BooksRelease Date: October 2, 2007Source: StoreMy rating: 4 of 5 starsFanny is a 12 year old girl in Madison, Wisconsin. She had always dreamed of having a dog, and pleaded with her dad for a very long time to get her one. Finally, one day, her father shows up with a small puppy named Nellie, and Fanny instantly becomes attached to her. But Nellie kept ruining the furniture, the carpet, and Henry's (her dad's) art studio. On his last nerve, Henry decides to give Nellie away and...

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Waiting On Wednesday (2)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that you're eagerly anticipating.The Glimpse by Claire MerlePublication Date: June 7th, 2012Once you've seen into the future, can you change your destiny?"In a near future, society is segregated according to whether people are genetically disposed to mental illness. 17-year-old Ana has been living the privileged life of a Pure due to an error in her DNA test. When the authorities find out, she faces banishment from her safe Community,...

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Top Ten Tuesday (3)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, and it features the top ten books that comes to your mind under a certain category announced each week. This week's category is:Top Ten All Time Favorite Characters in BooksWow, this is a toughie. There's soooo many great characters in sooo many different books! Let's see if I can do this:1. Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games - I think this one was a little bit obvious.Katniss has strong willpower and determination. She is very humble and practical, and although...

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Lark by Tracey Porter - Review

Lark by Tracey PorterPublisher: Harper CollinsRelease Date: May 24, 2011Source: LibraryMy rating: 3 of 5 stars"I was dead when I was alive, and I didn't even know it."After 16-year-old Lark is murdered, she, her childhood best friend Eva, and Nyetta, a girl Lark used to babysit, find themselves facing hard truths about their lives and seeking a way to move on.I saw some reviews on here where people said that this book was scary or creepy. I didn't really feel like it was either of those. :b I wasn't like freaked out or scared, but it...

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Musing Mondays (1)

Musing Mondays is hosted by Should Be Reading. Every week there is a new book related question, and you answer with a post on your blog with your thoughts on the topic/question.Question: Other than working at a job, what is your biggest interruption to reading? What takes you away from your book(s)?Answer: I am actually a student, so I don't really have a job, but school definitely interferes with my reading time. I have to attend it 8 hours a day, then work on homework 2 hours a day. That takes a lot of time away for me! Although this...

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Flawless (PLL #2) by Sara Shepard - Review

Flawless by Sara ShepardPublisher: HarperCollinsRelease Date: March 15, 2007Source: OwnMy rating: 4 of 5 stars“The sweetest smiles hold the darkest secrets...” The story of the four Pretty Little Liars continues with the second installment, Flawless. Three years after Queen Bee Alison DiLaurentis goes missing, former best friends Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer each receive mysterious and intimate text messages from an anonymous "A". After learning of what happened to Ali, the four girls, who were once icy strangers, slowly come together...

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